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Attacking during a race when your competitor has a mechanical failure?
This question was spurred by the incident that happened during the 9th stage of the 2017 TdF when Fabio Aru attacked Chris Froome right as he experienced a mechanical problem with his bike.
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How to prevent drafting?
I am engaging in a friendly race with a co-worker. He has told me he plans on drafting behind me most of the race to save energy.
I want to make it hard for him(without doing anything mean ...
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First stage post-rest day in the Tour
One of the things that has come up in reports during the first rest day in the Tour de France this year is that the first mountain stage, especially following the rest day, is a shock to the legs.
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What will be the time to close a gap to catch a breakaway? [closed]
how much time is required to close a gap of 100 metres, in a cycling race,
for different differences in speed of leading and chasing group.
i need a tool to do the math on the fly. so that if one ...
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Time Gaps and Race Strategy
In a race this weekend I found myself in a breakaway with another rider. We were getting updates on the size of the gap we had opened from the race official who was on a motorcycle. This was ...
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Elimination race tactics
I saw a bit of the Omnium racing televised this week, and while most of the events are straightforward, the Elimination race seems to require far deeper tactics than the others.
This may be just ...
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Why do track cyclers start slow?
I was watching the Olympics today and happened to catch track cycling (sprint). I understand that they have fixed gear bikes which is a reason they start slow, however, I did not understand why they ...
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